Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov, Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Performer: Piotr Beczala, Helmut Deutsch
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pentatone
Catalogue: PTC5186866
Release: 2023
Size: 2.68 GB
Recovery: +3%
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01. Rachmaninov: They replied, Op. 21 No. 4
02. Rachmaninov: Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5
03. Rachmaninov: How fair this spot, Op. 21 No. 7
Rachmaninov: Songs, Op. 4
04. No. 1, Oh No, I Beg You, Forsake Me Not!
05. No. 2, Morning
06. No. 3, In the Silence of the Secret Night
07. No. 4, Do Not Sing, My Beauty
08. No. 5, Oh You, my Field
09. No. 6, How Long, my Friend
10. Rachmaninov: I await you, Op.14 No. 1
11. Rachmaninov: Do not believe me, friend, Op. 14 No. 7
12. Rachmaninov: Spring torrents, Op. 14 No.11
13. Tchaikovsky: Den’ li tsarit? (Does the day reign?), Op. 47 No. 6
14. Tchaikovsky: The mild stars shone for us, Op. 60 No. 12
15. Tchaikovsky: The lights were being dimmed, Op. 63, No. 5
16. Tchaikovsky: O ditya, pod okoshkom tvoim (Serenade), Op. 63 No. 6
17. Tchaikovsky: Otchevo? (Why?), Op. 6 No. 5
18. Tchaikovsky: None but the lonely heart, Op. 6 No. 6
19. Tchaikovsky: Qu’importe, Op. 16 No. 5
20. Tchaikovsky: Na son gryadushchiy (Before sleep), Op. 27 No. 1
21. Tchaikovsky: Why did I dream of you?, Op. 28 No. 3
22. Tchaikovsky: To bilo ranneyu vesnoy (It happened in the early spring), Op. 38 No. 2
23. Tchaikovsky: Sred’ shumnogo bala (Amid the din of the ball), Op. 38 No. 3
Tchaikovsky: Six lieder on poems by Daniel Rathaus, Op. 73
24. No. 1, We Sat Together
25. No. 2, Night
26. No. 3, In This Moonlit Night
27. No. 4, The Sun Has Set
28. No. 5, Amid Sombre Days
29. No. 6, Again, As Before, Alone
30. Tchaikovsky: Zabït tak skoro (So soon forgotten)
31. Rachmaninov: A dream, Op. 8 No. 5
Star tenor Piotr Beczala presents a selection of romances by Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky, together with the acclaimed lied accompanist Helmut Deutsch. The romance was the most popular musical genre in nineteenth- and early-twentieth century Russia, practised by professionals as well as amateurs. Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff both enriched this genre with their lyricism and melodic invention.
Elevated by Deutsch’s splendid accompaniment, Beczala delivers these songs with a great sense for the Slavic idiom and meaning of the words, combined with colourful lyricism and italianita, perfectly fitting the Russian and cosmopolitan musical language of these two masters.
Piotr Beczala is one of the most sought-after tenors of his age, both on the opera and concert stage. His Pentatone debut album Vincero! Has been one of the most successful and critically acclaimed opera recital albums of the last few years. During the 2021 Opus Klassik Awards, Piotr Beczala was crowned as Singer of the Year for this exceptional recording. Pianist Helmut Deutsch is a first-class song accompanist, working together with the greatest vocalists of today. He makes his Pentatone debut.